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VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLY FRESH UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 2006 P.F. certificate (VF 80, SMQ $2,300.00) (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A MAGINFICENT CORNER-MARGIN COPY OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Newbury and Wall. With 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)
FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
As an indication of rarity, the Scott Catalogue assigns a 12.5x premium for a block versus four singles (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE COVER WITH THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE CANCELLED BY "H" MANUSCRIPT INITIAL, EVIDENTLY APPLIED BY WASHINGTON D.C. CARRIER, THOMAS F. HARKNESS.
The "H" manuscript initial cancelling the 5c 1847 stamps on this cover is the same "H" initial on the 3c 1851 (Scott 10) first day cover sold in our Martin auction (Sale 894). Thomas F. Harkness was appointed as a letter carrier in Washington D.C. on August 30, 1849 (Chronicle 120, p. 243). He is probably responsible for the "H" cancellations on this cover and the 1851 first day. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 WITH ANY AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL GUM. THIS IS ONE OF TWO RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH THE PROMINENT TYPE A DOUBLE TRANSFER. WITHOUT QUESTION, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND OUTSTANDING SINGLE STAMPS OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES GENERAL ISSUE.
This extraordinary stamp was described in the 1956 sale of the Alfred H. Caspary collection (Sale 2, lot 124) as "showing more details of the doubling and all clear and sharp." In concordance with our observation, Herbert Bloch also described the gum as "Full o.g." (and he mentioned a few toned specks present on the gum, which do not affect the paper). The Scott value for a 10c 1847 in 1956 was $250.00 (without premium for the double transfer variety), and this stamp sold for twice the Scott value at $500 hammer. Accordingly, we estimate the current market at two to three times the Scott value of $30,000 for an unused copy with original gum (the double transfer varieties are not priced in unused condition).
With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMPS TO OBTAIN WITH FOUR LARGE MARGINS.
The early imperforate issues are often found with margins close or cutting into the design, because of the difficulty in manually cutting along the narrow gap between stamps. This stamp was part of a pair that was divided in 1990.
With 1981 and 1990 P.F. certificates as a pair. With 1990 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates as a single. (Image)
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)